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199. Vivartana (Chitra Srikrishna)
A Journey towards Meaning through Music
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Through the last two millennia, Indian poets and philosophers have addressed existential questions surrounding the individuals role in society, dealing with inequity, discrimination and oppression. Their answers have ranged from a philosophical acceptance to outright call for revolution. Yet others didn’t wait for a crisis to occur before calling for change, from the minor to a complete overhaul.
Vivartana presents the work of such social revolutionaries —poets, politicians, rulers and sants in a musical tour across time and territory, from Kerala to Kashmir. The program is anchored by performance of songs by Musician Chitra Srikrishna accompanied by Adamya Ramanand on the Mridangam and Vaibhav Ramani on the violin in multiple languages, interspersed with a narration to provide the audience both context and a thread of continuity.
This episode of BIC Talks is adapted from a live concert that took place in early June 2022 in the BIC premises.
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Chitra Srikrishna
Chitra Srikrishna is a musician, writer and adjunct professor at Ahmedabad University. As a carnatic vocalist for over three decades she has performed live, on the radio, and on television across the world.
As a musician and educator, her focus is on making Indian music accessible to a wider audience through workshops and thematic productions. Her recent productions include Antah Prerna (musical telling of an entrepreneur’s journey), Bhakti (musical journey of Bhakti mystics) and HumRaag (classical meets popular music). Chitra produces the Raga Ruminations podcast and RaagTime, a radio show on Indian music.
Her writing on culture, musical and social topics has appeared in leading newspapers such as Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Mint, San Jose Mercury News, Sruti, and India Currents. Her stories have featured in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. At Ahmedabad University she teaches music appreciation courses such as Musical Traditions of India – An Introduction and How Music Shapes Cities. More information is available on her website chitrasrikrishna.com
